The second common child hood illness is meningitis. Babies and toddlers from 0-5 years are more common and most likely to develop meningitis. There are two kinds of this illness: Bacterial and Viral. Babies and toddlers are at most risk of developing bacterial meningitis. Some of the symptoms/signs are: High fever Cold hands and feet Vomiting And refusing food. And a rash may develop One of the most common ways to discover if your child does have meningitis Is by doing something called the glass test
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of bacterial meningitis: Neisseria meningitidis‚ Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ and Haemophilus influenzae B. Which of the following would be most helpful in differentiating these three agents? Answer Selected Answer: gram-stain morphology Question 2 5 out of 5 points The current first choice of antibiotic for bacterial meningitis is ________. Answer Selected Answer: cephalosporin Question 3 5 out of 5 points Vaccination is recommended to prevent epidemic meningitis among college
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no symptoms. For those at risk‚ symptoms may include fever‚ headache‚ tiredness‚ aches and pains. Diarrhoea‚ nausea and abdominal cramping are also possible but less common. More serious forms of listeria infection result in shock‚ convulsions‚ meningitis and septicaemia. Infection in pregnant women‚ even if mild‚ can affect the foetus. It may cause miscarriage‚ stillbirth‚ premature birth or complications in the newborn. High risk foods • Ready-to-eat seafood including smoked fish‚ oysters
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In "Living beyond limits" TEDTalks‚ Amy Purdy‚ a survivor of meningococcal meningitis‚ encourages her audience of survivors‚ and people who need more confidence to come out of their limits. We live in a world where we restrict so much from ourselves while walking blindly not noticing what we’re missing. Just forget your limits for a while because "in the end‚ we only regret the chances we didn’t take" and that tends to be true. We focus so much on our flaws and what other people think that we forget
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Meningitis is a disease that affects the protective membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord known as meninges. Meningitis is originated from the Greek word membrane inflammation. There are three major types of inflammation‚ which may have been caused infection by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi‚ however‚ there are some can be a result of certain medication‚ physical trauma or disorders. Over the 300 deaths every year‚ in the United States alone is the consequence of this very critical infection
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Headache Describe an approach to the classification of headaches‚ and list the main causes in each group Chronic‚ continual Tension headache Analgesic- dependent headache Chronic‚ episodic Migraine Cluster headache Subacute‚ evolving Raised intracranial pressure Meningo-encephalitis Giant cell arteritis Acute‚ severe Subarachnoid haemorrhage Describe the clinical features of migraine and tension type headaches Migraine Repeated episodes of moderate or severe throbbing pain
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Stiff neck‚ Vomiting or nausea with headache‚ Confusion or difficulty concentrating‚ Seizures‚ Sleepiness or difficulty waking up‚ Sensitivity to light‚ Lack of interest in drinking and eating‚ Skin rash in some cases‚ such as in meningococcal meningitis. “Treatment” Bed rest Plenty of fluids Over-the-counter pain medications to help reduce fever and relieve body aches “Signs and Symptoms” Fever‚ Sore throat‚ Headache‚ Vomiting‚ Fatigue‚ Back pain or stiffness‚ Neck pain
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Diagnosis‚ Initial Management‚ and Prevention of Meningitis DAVID M. BAMBERGER‚ MD‚ University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine‚ Kansas City‚ Missouri Although the annual incidence of bacterial meningitis in the United States is declining‚ it remains a medical emergency with a potential for high morbidity and mortality. Clinical signs and symptoms are unreliable in distinguishing bacterial meningitis from the more common forms of aseptic meningitis; therefore‚ a lumbar puncture with cerebrospinal
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BACTERIAL MENINGITIS BY JAY DOMANTAY JAY DOMANTAY ANATOMY 151 HERBERT MAY 11‚ 2009 BACTERIAL MENINGITIS A bacterial infection of blood poisoning in the meninges called bacterial meningitis affects toddlers‚ adolescents and young adults. The infection strikes nearly 3‚000 Americans each year‚ and 10 to 12% of those infected will die. Among those who survive‚ approximately 20 % live with permanent disabilities‚ such as brain damage‚ kidney disease‚ hearing loss or loss of limbs.(“Prevention
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